linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/2] crypto: n2 - remove null check before kfree

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Date:   Sun, 27 Aug 2017 02:45:29 +0530
From:   Himanshu Jha <himanshujha199640@...il.com>
To:     herbert@...dor.apana.org.au
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Himanshu Jha <himanshujha199640@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] crypto: n2 - remove null check before kfree

kfree on NULL pointer is a no-op and therefore checking it is redundant.

Signed-off-by: Himanshu Jha <himanshujha199640@...il.com>
---
 drivers/crypto/n2_core.c | 12 ++++--------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/crypto/n2_core.c b/drivers/crypto/n2_core.c
index a9fd8b9..48de52c 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/n2_core.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/n2_core.c
@@ -1962,10 +1962,8 @@ static struct n2_crypto *alloc_n2cp(void)
 
 static void free_n2cp(struct n2_crypto *np)
 {
-	if (np->cwq_info.ino_table) {
-		kfree(np->cwq_info.ino_table);
-		np->cwq_info.ino_table = NULL;
-	}
+	kfree(np->cwq_info.ino_table);
+	np->cwq_info.ino_table = NULL;
 
 	kfree(np);
 }
@@ -2079,10 +2077,8 @@ static struct n2_mau *alloc_ncp(void)
 
 static void free_ncp(struct n2_mau *mp)
 {
-	if (mp->mau_info.ino_table) {
-		kfree(mp->mau_info.ino_table);
-		mp->mau_info.ino_table = NULL;
-	}
+	kfree(mp->mau_info.ino_table);
+	mp->mau_info.ino_table = NULL;
 
 	kfree(mp);
 }
-- 
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